Satellite and acoustic tracking device
Type
PatentPatent Status
Published Application
Assignee
King Abdullah University of Science and TechnologyKAUST Department
Biological and Environmental Sciences and Engineering (BESE) DivisionMarine Science Program
Date
2014-02-20Submitted Date
2013-05-17Metadata
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The present invention relates a method and device for tracking movements of marine animals or objects in large bodies of water and across significant distances. The method and device can track an acoustic transmitter attached to an animal or object beneath the ocean surface by employing an unmanned surface vessel equipped with a hydrophone array and GPS receiver.Application Number
WO 2014028084 A2PCT/US2013/041622
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http://hdl.handle.net/10754/596522Additional Links
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